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Samuel Johnston

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Samuel Johnston

Birth
Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland
Death
17 Aug 1816 (aged 82)
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
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North Carolina Governor, US Senator. He served in both the house of commons and senate of North Carolina. He was a member of the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1781. He was elected as the first President of the Congress, after the Articles of Confederation was signed, creating the United States, but he declined the nomination. He served as the Governor of North Carolina from 1787 to 1889 until he was elected as a U.S. Senator (1789 to 1793).
North Carolina Governor, US Senator. He served in both the house of commons and senate of North Carolina. He was a member of the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1781. He was elected as the first President of the Congress, after the Articles of Confederation was signed, creating the United States, but he declined the nomination. He served as the Governor of North Carolina from 1787 to 1889 until he was elected as a U.S. Senator (1789 to 1793).

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  • Originally Created by: Evening Blues
  • Added: Nov 2, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8054727/samuel-johnston: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Johnston (15 Dec 1733–17 Aug 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8054727, citing Johnston Family Cemetery, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.